City of Coronado, California

Weekly Update - 06/14/2013

Each week, the City Manager's Office provides an update that includes information on programs, services and issues within the City, as well as news, project updates and follow-up information when applicable. It can be found on the City's website.

The next City Council meeting is set for 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at City Hall, 1825 Strand Way.

CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE

Navy/Marine Exercise:
An annual Navy and Marine
Corps exercise at Silver Strand Training Complex North and South began this
week. Most of the exercise will be transferring equipment from a ship to the
beach. Some of the equipment will be transported on State Route 75 and on Palm
Avenue during off-peak hours, according to the Navy. Exercise will last through
June 28.

Clock Tower Dedication: Mayor Casey Tanaka was present at the dedication of
student-produced art installed on the Coronado Plaza Tower. The artists are from
Coronado School of the Arts and the tower is at 1300 Orange Avenue between R.H.
Dana Place and Churchill Place. The tower is the highest part of the
building that takes up the small block and is just above Vigilucci's
Ristorante. The local Coronado Eagle & Journal wrote
a story on the artwork.

On the upper
right is the Coronado Plaza Tower with newly installed art.

Navy work at Orange/Pomona: A reminder that the Navy is working on a water line at
Orange and Pomona avenues. No lanes have been closed on State Route 75 in
either direction while crews are working. However, lanes have been shifted away
from the work area, which is in the median. Take care when driving in the area.

Work going on
at Orange and Pomona avenues.

Crews near the
median working on a water line.

Bike Corrals: The City is
hearing from residents, businesses and visitors about the recently installed
bike corrals, eight of which were installed last week along Coronado's
commercial corridor as a trial. Thispress releasehas more information. After experiencing
the bike corrals, please take this survey:http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TL2KJRK. You need not have used them to take the
survey. In addition to the survey,feedback
also may be provided to Anthony Colarossi at (619) 522-2424 or via email at acoloarossi@coronado.ca.us.

Storefront Etiquette
Notice: The City would like to include a copy of
the flyer on Storefront Etiquette it mailed to all businesses in the commercial
district. We have heard that some did not receive it.

Fourth of July Preparations: The City is gearing up for a busy Fourth of July,
which will fall on a Thursday this year. Festivities include a parade, 15K
race, rough-water swim, community concert and fireworks show. Locals are sure
to be impacted by traffic and parking. The City will be issuing a press release
early next week that will include important information, including streets that
will be closed and details about the fireworks show.

Special Events Permits: Special events permits issued for beach and
parks scheduled to be held from Saturday, June 15, through Friday, June 21.

Event

Location

Date

Classic Car display

Parking lot
adjacent to the Coronado Yacht Club

June 15

Wedding Ceremony

Centennial
Park

June 15

Triathlon

North Beach

June 15

Wedding Ceremony

South Beach

June 15

Wedding Ceremony

Spreckels
Park w/gazebo

June 15

School Event Celebration

Central
Beach

June 17

Wedding Ceremony

South Beach

June 21

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

New Human Resources Manager: Amy Reeve has been selected as the City's new Human Resources Manager and will begin her duties on Monday, July 1. Amy has a background in Organization Development and she comes to the City from Windsor, California, where she was Human Resources Manager for the last six years.

ENGINEERING AND

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Vactor Waste Handling Pit: Construction is underway and all demolition
work is complete. The contractor
encountered an unanticipated conflict with a utility line that will result in
minor modifications to the drainage system for the vactor pit. As a result, construction operations have
slowed while staff works with the contractor to identify the best solution for
the utility conflict.

Public Services Vactor Waste Pit site near A Avenue.

Public Services Vactor Waste Pit site near A Avenue.

LIBRARY SERVICES

Cultural Arts Commission Website Launch/Arts Forum: The Cultural Arts Committee invites the
community to add arts events and profile pages to CoronadoArts.com, a one-stop
arts calendar for Coronado events. It launches June 20. Also on June 20, the
Commission will present its second "Arts Forum" from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday,
June 20, in the Nautilus Room at the Coronado Community Center. All arts
organizations, artists, writers, performers, gallery owners and arts
enthusiasts of every genre are encouraged to attend to share ideas for a more
arts-friendly Coronado.

Coronado Library Exhibit: The Coronado Library has
installed its latest exhibit, which commemorates the 125th anniversary of the
Hotel del Coronado. Library Director Christian Esquevin shared exciting news
about one of the items on display. Ralph Bowman, a leading dealer in paper
antiquities, loaned the Library the original draft documents for the sale of
Coronado. These documents trace the ownership history of Coronado back to
Spanish Governor Pio Pico and his gift of Coronado, then just known as the San
Diego Peninsula, to Pedro Carillo.

The land grant for the City of Coronado dated May 15, 1846.

RECREATION SERVICES

Camp Coronado: Camp Coronado's "Western
Week" began on Monday, June 10, with 90 young cowpokes in Glorietta Bay Park. The week was filled with cattle wrangling
relays, Gold Rush games, a Wild West scavenger hunt, campfire s'mores pops, and
concluded with a hoedown on Friday. Camp
Coronado is scheduled for 10 weeks this summer.

Camp
Coronado campers and staff at the pool

Train Dance at Camp Coronado

Pre-Kinder Camp and
Playmania: Thirty, 2- to 5-year-olds played, tumbled,
jumped, painted, glued and sang in the tot and preschool camps that started
this week in the Community Center classrooms.

Pre-kinder Camper and staff

Babysitting Class:
Twelve adolescents participated in the first of three babysitting
classes that staff is hosting this summer in the Police Department Community
Room. This course, taught by the
American Red Cross, certifies young people as babysitters.

Jr. Recreation Leaders:
The Jr. Recreation Leader program started strong on Monday, June 10, with
eight teen leaders for the two-week session. The teens spent the first week participating
in leadership challenges; team building exercises; learning camp skills; and
shadowing a camp counselor at Camp Coronado. They are also responsible for making root beer
floats for the Camp Coronado Camper of the Week ceremony held on Friday
afternoons. The goal of the Jr. Recreation
program is to gain leadership skills and experience working with children in a
recreational setting.

Tennis: The recent Jr. Satellite Tournament produced nine trophy winners from
Coronado. Three USTA Jr. Team Tennis teams
qualified for sectionals this past weekend in Orange County, where more than
600 kids from all over Southern California competed. Three
USTA Ladies League teams from Coronado won their divisions this past season. The Little Stars tennis camp, children
from 3 to 6 years old, had 16 participants this week. Cardio Tennis has added
another day. The daily drop-in workouts have expanded to seven days a week for
the summer. Coronado hosted the first
annual Pickleball Round Robin Tournament this weekend at the High School courts.
This event was very successful and Pickleball continues to gain momentum in
Coronado.

ON THE HORIZON

Proposed Second-hand Smoking Ordinance Workshop: The City's public workshop on a proposed
second-hand smoking ordinance is set for 6 p.m. June 27 at City Hall. The community is encouraged to
review and comment upon elements of the ordinance that would prohibit smoking
in enclosed and outdoor public places as well as places of employment. City
staff will take the suggestions to the City Council. Anoticehas been placed on the City's website. For
information, contact Jerome Torres at (619) 522-7305 orjtorres@coronado.ca.us.

Golf Course Changes: Modifications
to the 15th Tee at the Coronado Golf Course have been approved and changes will
be coming as soon as July to help reduce the number of errant golf balls from entering the tennis
facility.

City Budget: The Budget is set to be
adopted by the City Council at the June 18 meeting.

Major Maintenance Street Work: Work on a major maintenance project to resurface pavement along Seventh Street, Palm Avenue, Pine Street, Pine Court, and Soledad Place, and make sewer improvements along Seventh Street may begin in July. Residents and business owners should be aware that the streets will be completely removed and replaced, which is work that will impact driving and parking in the area. Notifications will be sent out advising the community of the work in advance.

Sidewalk Cleaning: The selection of a new contract for a sidewalk pressure cleaning operator for the maintenance of sidewalks along Orange Avenue has been delayed to allow for a re-bid on the work. However, the current contractor will continue cleaning on a month-to-month basis.